Quantitative Measurements in the Exhaust Flow of a Rotating Detonation Combustor Using Rainbow Schlieren Deflectometry

A Gupta, R Miller, K Bell… - … of Engineering for …, 2024 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This study employs rainbow schlieren deflectometry (RSD) to characterize the unsteady,
supersonic/subsonic exhaust plume of a rotating detonation combustor (RDC). First, RSD …

Performance Characterization of a Radial Rotating Detonation Combustor With Axial Exhaust

D Langner, A Gupta, A James… - … of Engineering for …, 2024 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This experimental study characterizes the performance of a radial rotating detonation
combustor (RDC). An aerospike nozzle for rocket propulsion has been integrated into the …

Numerical Optimization of a Reacting Radial Rotating Detonation Engine using Cross-Sectional Area Profiling

K Bell, AK Agrawal - AIAA SCITECH 2024 Forum, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
Most previous and current rotating detonation combustion (RDC) research has focused on
annular RDCs, in which reactants are injected axially, and the exhaust flow is predominantly …

Effects of Combustor Geometry on Performance and Exhaust Flow Field of Radial Rotating Detonation Engine with an Aerospike

D Langner, A Gupta, S Talukdar… - AIAA SCITECH 2024 …, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
A second-generation radial rotating detonation engine (RRDE) made of copper has been
installed and operated to build upon the experience gained with the first-generation …

Schlieren-Based Methodology for Tomographic Reconstruction of 3D Density Field in RDE Exhaust

A Gupta, K Bell, E Bogdanowicz… - AIAA SCITECH 2024 …, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
Rainbow Schlieren Deflectometry (RSD) can provide quantitative measurements of ray
deflection angles in a rotating detonation engine (RDE) that can be used to validate …